BILLINGS — A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme ...

Numerous types of ticks exist, including the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and black-legged tick (Ixodes ...

Species like the Rocky Mountain wood tick, American dog tick, and Dermacentor ticks are responsible. If untreated, the condition may affect lung function. # Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE ...

The type of tick most commonly known to carry the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has been identified in eastern Montana, according to new National Institutes of Health (NIH) research. […] ...

Scientists at Montana State University’s Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology are working to develop a better vaccination for Lyme disease.

Montana has long been home to the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis). Deer ticks, however, are much smaller and the disease they ...